What is the author's style in Hornblower During the Crisis by C.S. Forester?

The novel and both short stories are told from the third-person, limited, point of view. The narrator in each case is entirely effaced, unnamed and completely reliable. Hornblower, the main character, is the protagonist and central figure in all the scenes in the text. The narrator divulges internal thoughts of the protagonist, but generally not of other characters. The majority of the story is told through action and dialogue; revealed thoughts are frequent but generally are used for characterization rather than plot development.